Thursday, March 17 Archer City 10, Seymour 0 Chris Allen belted a three-run homer in the bottom of the first and Archer City (3-5, 1-0) never looked back in a 10-0 shutout of Seymour to begin district play. The Wildcats went on to hammer out six runs in the fourth before a walk-off error allowed the ‘Cats to open league play out on the right foot.

Track season is off to a hot-start for Holliday and Windthorst. The Lady Eagles have won multiple meets already this season and appear to be a regional front-runner once again. The Trojanettes return everyone from last year’s team that won the district championship.

After finishing second in district the previous three years, Archer City Head Track and Field coach Donny Gray has his sights set on taking home a district crown. “My ultimate goal is to compete for a district championship,” Gray said.

The Holliday Lady Eagle track roster has two runners with Class 3-A state competition medals. Hannah Spears earned gold medals in the 1600 meter and 3200 meter runs at the state meet last spring. Jayce Lyons was a bronze medalist at the state meet in the 1600 meters. Credit to those accomplishments but make no mistake the Lady Eagle track team is loaded with talent.

The Trojanettes ran away with the district 9-2A meet last year scoring 191 team points, 58 points better than second place Quanah. The good news for the Trojanettes is the district championship team returns practically everyone.

The Trojans finished fourth last year in District 9-2A. Head Track Coach Daniel Cole said, “The goal is to move up the ladder in the district point totals and possibly compete for a title, however, numbers will hold us back some.” To move up in the point standings the Trojans will rely on a stable of hurdlers.

Windthorst (14-13) claimed a postseason berth with a thrilling overtime win over rival Archer City but unfortunately came up short in the bi-district round against Cisco. The Trojans will be on the hunt for a new coach for the 2022-23 season.

Replacing four multiyear varsity starters is never easy at the Class 2A level but Windthorst head coach Scott Belcher this year’s Trojan team can do just that. “I feel really good,” Belcher said.

Windthorst senior Marisa Frazier is one of the two remaining players from Alyson Deatherage’s state tournament team in 2019. She’s been through the ups and downs of the seasons and has seen it all on the softball field.